The Portland daily press., 1887-03-21
THE BussEY BRIDGE.
Testimony Showing That the Bridge
Was Unsafe

BosroN, March 19-The railroad commits
sioners this morning continued their inyes-
tgation in Boston into the cause of the Bus
sey Bridge accident.
w. L. Lockwood of Philadelphia, who
has made special study of the power of a
hammer blow delivered by the driving
wheels OF a locomotive, read paper pre-
pared for scientific magazine in which, he
demonstrated that the driving wheels of a
standard Pennsylvania Railroad engine, the
drivers being feet inches in diameter, the
cylinders 1Sx24, and the steam pressure 1875
pounds, would strike a hammer blow of nine
tons at each revolution Of each pair of driv-
ers; or at speed of a mile a minute. blow
OF is tons every 10 feet, and this in addition
to the weight of the engine He attributed
many OF the breakages of rails to this cause.
Mr.. George K. bennett of West Roxbury,
passenger on the train, testified that he
was in the first car, three seats from th q
rear. Just as the car got to the Boston end
of the bridge the car bumped as horse car
will when Off the track. 81 noticed no snap
before the humping began" said he. "and
noticed no more than the usual swing on the
cars around the curve. | did not have anv
more anxiety than usual that morning for
we all expeced to go down with that bridge
some time"
Mr.. Crocker-"What did your anxiety
arise from?"
From the looks of the bridge. 1t looked
unsafe. and we thought it would go some
time"
The witness, continuing, said that some
hye or six years ago he stood on the centre
n xArlo fhaf fro IL,
de never tried it again because the bridge
swayed and Jared so. He thought the
bridge unsafe from the lightness of its con-
struction, for it seemed only a mass of
threads.
The hearing then adjourned till Monday.
John Nj. Drayton of Dedham, who re-
celyed serious injuries in the disaster, died
at his residence at late hour last night
from the effects of his injuries. The de-
ceased was 66 years of age, and leaves a
WIDOW, two sons and daughter.
BUFFALO, March 2O.-Workmen TODAY he
gan the search Of the ruins of Richmond Ho-
tel, but 1t was slowly prosecuted, owing ia
the dangerous condition of the walls having
greatly increased since yesterday. The mild
weather prevailing drew out the frost, and
II the walls tumble to night it will not be
surprising. Stiff winds would carry them
over in very short order. Charles Derrick,
contractor, who has the work in charge
rarcrurry wrTrre rt
,iSh NSic piSh III but ueDIIS, anu Wlen The
laborers stopped for the night he declared nc
further risk Of the living for the dead, would
be allowed. Tomorrow morning the walls
VIII be torn down, and a large force of men
begin removing the debris without further
delay: No bodies were recovered to-day
Jennie Mann, the little daughter of one Of
the proprietors, in rescuing of whom III. b
kumsey. of New York, lost his life died thi,
evening. Annie Nolan and Mary Murach
servants, are expected to die at the Sisters
Hospital tn-night. Edward Whalen, OF
cover. The report that Mary Connell. ser.
yant, had died is untrue, but she is in a crit.
ical condition. The death list remains the
same with the exception of the addition OF
Jennie Mann.